Castroism

Castroism is a Marxist-Leninist and communist political ideology that was developed by its namesake, the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. His main influences were the anti-imperialist independence fighter Jose Marti and the German sociologist Karl Marx, and he was a critic of Stalinism and anti-Semitism, supporting Israel's right to exist. This was a part of Castro's support for the self-determination of peoples, and Castro saw to it that Cuba assisted with the independence struggles of several countries across the world, most notably Angola and Mozambique in Africa, and the anti-imperialist struggles of countries such as Syria, Algeria, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Vietnam. Castro held social conservative views such as opposing drug use, gambling, and prostitution, which he viewed as moral evils. Instead, he advocated hard work, family values, integrity, and self-discipline.